Tilting appliance for decanting oils and liquids.



P '1'. WHITE & G. ROBERTSON. TILTING APPLIANCE FOB DECANTING OILS ANDLIQUIDS, APPLIOATION FILED BE1T.8, 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

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STATES FATE PERCIVAL THOMAS WHITE AND GEORGE ROBERTSON, 0F PERTH,WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1910.

Application filed September 8, 1909. Serial No. 516,703.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PnRoIvAL THOMAS WHITE and GEORGE ROBERTSON,subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Perth, WesternAustralia, and Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tilting Appliances for Decanting Oils andLiquids, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is the production of an appliancewhereby vessels may be decanted of their liquid contents by a gentlemotion, so as not to spill or forcibly eject such contents, theappliance being designed primarily for use in conjunction with keroseneand other oil cans, where an intermittent discharge is desired.

Briefly described, the appliance comprises a stand or casing wherein thecan is inclosed, said stand or casing being formed with a forwardlyprojecting chamber having a pouring spout, the front wall of thischamber being set at an incline to the bottom of the stand. The bottomof the stand is provided with cutters which pierce the can when placedtherewithin, thus permitting the contents of the can to flow into saidchamber.

A structural embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View showing the appliance in itsnormal position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the appliance in itstilted position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the appliance with its coverremoved.

Reference being had to said drawings, and to the letters marked thereon,a indicates the oil or other can from which the liquid is to bedecanted, said can being shown in dotted lines, and Z) the hollow stand.or casing wherein the can is placed. This stand or casing is formed witha forwardly projecting chamber Z2 having a pouring spout 6 The frontwall 22 of the chamber is set at an angle to the bottom of the stand, asoriginally stated. The shape of the stand 0011- forms to that of thecan, as will be understood. To the top of the stand there is hinged at ca dust-proof cover 0 provided with a suitable catch 0 by means of whichit may be retained in closed position. There is also provided upon thiscover a handle 6*.

The bottom a of the stand is provided with upstanding projections e,which serve to support the can above said bottom, and also with anupstanding sharpened member ti designed to puncture the can bottom, soas to permit the liquid contents of the can to flow therebeneath intothe chamber 7). In the present instance, the piercing member is shown asin the form of a spike or spearhead. The stand itself may be supportedupon a suitable table f, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, adjacent which tableis disposed the receptacle 9 to be filled.

The appliance is used as follows: The cover 0 having been raised, a fullcan is placed within the stand, so as to rest upon the projections e andmember d, the latter being caused to puncture the can bottom by theweight of the can, whereupon the liquid will flow out through thepunctures thus formed and into the stand and its chamber 6'. The outflowfrom the can being controlled by the volume of liquid therewit-hin andby the atmospheric pressure within the stand, (the cover having beenclosed immediately after the can has been inserted with in the stand, aswill be understood), an equilibrium will be set up, the initial level ofthe liquid within the can being designated by the letter 00 and that ofthe liquid within the stand and its chamber by the letter a". The standmay then be tilted gradually by means of its handle 6 until its chamberside 6 rests upon the table 7, in which position it constitutes asupport for the stand during the continuation of the decantingoperation. "When such operation is completed, the stand is returned toits original or upright position, whereupon the chamber will beautomatically refilled until its new level is reached, this change inlevel being due to the discharge of the liquid in cidental to thepreceding decanting. When the new level is reached, a seal againstfurther discharge from the can into the stand and chamber will beelfected.

We claim as our invention:

An appliance for decanting liquids comprising a hollow stand having aforwardly- "-rior thereof,- said chamber being provided projectingchamber opening into the inte- In testimony whereof We have hereunto 10set our hands in presence of two subscribing with a pouring spout andhaving a fiat in- Witnesses. clined side constituting a support for theg g s H stand during the decanting operation, and 2 means located Withinsaid stand for punoturing the can When the latter is inserted Witnesses:thereWit-hin, to permit the liquid to flow! RICHARD SPARROW, into saidchamber. i SAMUEL HERBERT LEVY.

